JEFFREY D. BYRD

Jeff is a creative and highly accomplished musician with a Bachelor’s in Professional Music and a winner of several song writing competitions such as the Billboard Song Writing Contest and the John Lennon Song Writing Competition. TV and Film composing, and music supervision credits include “True Story with Ed & Randall” (NBC- Peacock), “A Second Chance” (Amazon Prime), “Major Pain”, “Good Burger”, “Freedom House”, NIKE Commercial, and a Paul Mitchell Hair Commercial. As a musician/performer Jeff appeared on a Bob Marley Documentary, The Arsenio Hall Show, The Today Show, The Tonight Show, many music videos, and Soul Train.

Self-motivated music professional brings proven leadership, organizational and customer relations skills. Independently solves problems and keeps teams on task to handle diverse business requirements. History retaining clients and talented staff.

Dependable Coordinator provides excellent office management and administrative support. Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines. Creative problem solver with strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

Knowledgeable Music Director with 20+ years of experience and exceptional leadership, planning and relationship-building skills. Detail-oriented and hardworking with a successful background in music business. Looking for a new role with long-term potential.

• Won the 2023 Guitar Center Foundation Best Educator Award
• 2022 Emmy Consideration for the opening theme for “True Story with Ed and Randall”
• Recording Industry Association of American Platinum Award for composing for the group, All-4-One.
• Recording Industry Association of American Gold Award for composing for Lionel Richie’s “Louder Than Words” album. Co-wrote the song “Piece of Love “
• Taught at LAB Senior High School as Choral Master and directed the group, Reflections, who won the Heritage Music Festival for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007.
• Recognized four years, back-to-back by NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) for CHAMPS being one of the top music programs in the country
• Winner of the International House of Blues Foundation Award two years in a row.
• Won the 1999 John Lennon Song Writing Competition
• 2000 Billboard Song Contest
• Grammy Enterprise Award Winners. CHAMPS music program
• Award from Senator Dianne Feinstein, for CHAMPS being an excellent music program in CA.
• 2 awards from Assembly member Adrin Nazarian for community service through music

• Immature – Drummer on the “We Got It “tour – MCA Records
• Tam- Tam -‐ Percussionist/Synthesizer -‐ For the “Do it Tam- Tam “tour– Island records/Triple B records Tevin Campbell – Percussionist – Warner Brothers Records
• Lalah Hathaway – Drummer – Virgin Records
• Nancy Wilson – Drummer -‐ PBS Jazz Special
• Tevares – Music Director/ Drummer – Capitol Records
• Wayman Tisdale – Percussionist -‐ Motown
• Malcom Jamal Warner featuring Miles Long – Drummer -‐ Independent
• Terri Lyne Carrington – Percussionist/Drummer – Verve/Universal records
• Clark Sisters – Drummer – Electric Record

• Welcome Home, Elle Varner, Perfectly Imperfect, Percussionist
• Damn Good Friends, Elle Varner, Perfectly Imperfect, Percussionist
• Put your hands where my eyes can see, Hidden Beach Allstars, Unwrapped Vol.4, Percussionist
• Lean Back, Hidden Beach Allstars, Unwrapped Vol.4, Percussionist
• Hate it or Love it, Hidden Beach Allstars, Unwrapped Vol.4, Percussionist
• Thinking of you, Mikelyn Roderick, Copasetic Is, Composer
• Any Kind of Love, James Day, Natural Things, Composer
• Without You, All-4-One, All-4-One, Co-‑composer
• Piece of Love, Lionel Richie, Louder than Words, Co-‑composer
• Mary Sweets, Desperados, Desperados, Producer
• Dump’n, Perfec, Best kept Secret, Producer
• Live & Direct, Perfec, Best kept Secret, Producer
• 2 b free, Gary Bias, 2b free, Producer
• Where’s the Love, Gary Bias, 2b free, Producer
• Cruisin, Wayman Tisdale, Ready to Hang, Percussionist
• If it Takes all Night, Mike Philips, Uncommon Denominator, Percussionist
• F.M.L., Phil Perry, My Book of Love, Drums programming, Arrangement
• Keep me in the Dark, Phil Perry, My Book of Love, Drums programming, Arrangement
• Heart of my heart, Phil Perry, My Book of Love, Drums programming, Arrangement
• LEAVE, PHAT YAKI, Single, Producer/Percussion
• Jupiter, PHAT YAKI, Single, Producer/Percussion

• Music Teaching
• Mixing/Editing
• Music Supervisor
• Jazz/Classical/Rock/Pop
• Music Business
• Song Writing
• TV/Film/Music Production
• Digital Formatting
• Film Scoring
• Opera/Dance/Theater
• Studio Design/Setup
• Studio Recording
• Artist Development
• Team Collaboration
• Music Contracting